Creating 2D Cartoon Fire Effects in Cinema 4D

May 8, 2015

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create cool, stylized, cartoon style 2D fire effects using just Cinema 4D. We’ll start out by going over how to set up your scene to get the flat 2D shading using the Cel Shader as well as how to set up your camera & lighting. Then I’ll show you how to create the flame using a bunch of techniques that I also go over in my Cel Shader Paint Strokes tutorial and also show you how to tweak it to get different types of flames. Finally, I’ll cover how I used the Normal Direction shader to be able to see through our 3D flame geometry to see the match stick. If you have any questions, be sure to hit me in the comments below! Have fun and if you make something with this technique, be sure to share it!

this was one of the most useful I’ve sen in a long while, it never would have occurred to me to use meatballs for a fire effect and it’s much easier to render than say using particles if you aren’t looking for photorealism. merci!